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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
A SOUTHERN GIRL'S EXPERT
ENCE WITH A BURGLAR.
Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.

Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.
A Young married lady whose face
is familiar at the hospitals, charita-
BILE institutions and the various art
rooms and picture galleries had, not
long since, singular experience.
Her bcd-r room had large bay win
dow front and two ordinary windows
on one side of the room. 1t was a
warm night early in the season, and
her husband being absent she took
the extra precaution of fastening
the blinds of the long front windows
by placing against them a carpet
hassock. On retiring she at once
fell asleep, but found herself sud-
denly aroused and in an instant
wide awake. Wondering what had
awakened her, she sat up in bed
and noticed that the blinds were
pushed apart and that it was early
dawn. She said audibly, as if to
herself: "Why, / am sure fastened
those blindsp' and making up her
mind to fasten them and have
another nap, put her feet out of bed,
but instead of touching the floor,
they rested on mans stomach
Although thoroughly frightened,
while feeling the quick beating Of
heart beneath her feet, she
thought out what was best to do.
A chiffonier stood near by, and with
a single step she reached it, opened
drawer and took therefrem little
rcvolver-lately Won in a bet
which had never been loaded. She
cooked it, and for the first time
looked at her intruder. He was q
colored man. She, being born and
bred at the South, was as indignant
at that fact as she was afraid.
Pointing the pistol at him, she said
Get up, you niger, and go out as
YOU came in! How dare you enter
lady's room in this way?" He
moved toward the window, she
pointing the pistol toward him all
the time. when, her Indignation in
creasing, she ordered him to ''sit
down. AS he obeyed he put his
hand behind him, and she, fearing
razor might be forthcoming. said 4:
Your hand to the front, or I'll blow
your black head OFF, She then
gave him bit of advice, and ordered
him "out of the window
Feeling nervously unstrung by
this time, she opened her door to 90
to her mothers apartment, when 10
and behold, there stood another
darkv! This was the last straw, i"
rnd, yielding to wonanly Impulse,
she screamed "Murder murder' y
which brought her family and SER
wants to the hall, and number two"
made hasty exit through the
lady's room and out of the open
window. Valuable Jewels and
clothing were found in Il bundle
under the bed. but the rascals had
taken nothing from the house with
them
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
Tn. Rest Cooking School.

The mothers kitchen is the girls best cook
ing school. The same hands that make crazy
quilts for amusement can make rag carpets
to cover home floors. Rag carpets are justa
aesthetic as crazy quilts The washtub is an
excellent gymnasium: were 1t only craze
every girl in the land would be taking les
sons on the washboard. II these are menial
occupations we have made them so. They
hurt the pride more than they do the physical
powers. These duties distributed in family
would not fall hard upon any one member.
1t viii he remembered that Mrs. Whitney in
We Girls makes one of them say Of their neat
housekeeping: ave could not tell whether we
dined in the kitchen or kitched in the dining
room."-Mrs NJ. L. Rayne in Detroit Free
Press
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
Thex rook tho Honsc.

at seems to me, said man who was look
ing for house, "that this building is alto
gether too close to the railroad. Idon'twant
to be walked up at all hours of the night by
laundering freight train or the screech OF
every engine that passes"
at may be little close to the cars, Mr..
JONES'" replied the owner of the building,
"but it is in good neighborhood and well
lighted These buildings on the sides hardly
interfere with the light at all You can see
straight through the dining room OF Mrs DE
Browns house on the east, and the kitchen OF
Mrs. Swympers on the west. Then tho paIi'
try has nineteen shelves, and"-
II think we had better take it, Mr. Jones' =
said Mrs Jones. decidedly.-Chicago Tribune.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
plstributlon Of the Clothes.


The wasberwoman, with her corps OF as
sistants, attended to nothing but the wasning
and ironing Of clothes. That work was De-
gun ON Monday morning; 1t was fnished on
Saturday when the baskets OF freshly done
ND clothing were delivered to the housemaids
for distribution. This distribution, or as
sortment, was superintended by the mis-
tress. or perhaps more generally by one OF
the daughters of the house.
How many southern women can recall al
this day the maternal instruction wnicn
marked every Saturday morning; mary
finish your lessons and practice by O'CLOCK
as the wash is to be assorted today, or,
aSarah, you must postpone your visit until
next Saturday, as it is your turn to distrip-
ute the clothes today" How many roman
tic girl of IA or Is was reused from the In
tricacies of piano study and technique, or re-
called from the encbantment IN which tne
great Wizard Of the North had bound her In
his Kenilworth, or Bride OF Lammermoor'
or Law of the Last Minstrel, by Dinahs uh-
timely and unwelcome appearance at the
door: aGit up, Miss Sally, git up CLOS
ready ter sort I bin calm you dis hean
GOOD baff en- hour. Yer mar gwine hear me,
fuss thing yer know; an den you'll git
scoldin', shop Miss Sally rises reluctantly,
enters the clothes room, as it was called, and
carefully arranges the clothing belonging 20
each member of the family; Dinah' IN tue
meanwhile, standing with her arms akimoo'
making running commentary on tne way
aboys duz tor dey clos" or staring out OF
the window at the games or promenades In
the front yard.-zitella Cooke in American
Magazine.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28


And 1ivin' in the house with that kind NV
woman is bad, Willy. Taint the peckin'.
You gifts used to that, though its nightly
like hayin' hail storm all the year round.
Nor it amt the temper. which you amt
afeard ill hurt you, in manner OF speakin',
fur eff it come to blows BODY could soon set
tie her. But Earnestly @don't YOU never.
when you're a man, tech q woman fur to
hurt her; not so much as her little finger.
Dye heart Hits low lived, mean skunk
thatll strike woman, and do you remember
it. Speak 'em fair and treat 'em kind and ef
you KANT git along with 'em that er way,
you KANT no way at all. Women's like
fowls, Willy. They KANT be driv'. Ef you
tries it they flies up in your face and makes
fur your eyes, or goes jes' the way you don't
want 'em to."-aBehind the Blue Ridge"
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
The Child's Mirror.

@The mothers face is the child's mirror"
and very early the little one learns to look in
his for appreciation of its every word and
action From this mirror does the child learn,
ong before it can speak, its first lessons Of
light and wrong. In the mothers arms it
les just beginning to notice; in a fit Of petu-
ance the little hand is raised to strike; re-
proving look comes over the mothers face;
;he tiny hand falls without striking the little
head nestles closer, and into the baby eyes
zones a grave and thoughtful expression.
Baby has received its first lesson and is
reasoning as only babies can. Little by little
,ther lessons are learned in the same way,
antil to the child the mothers face is the
criterion of its every word and action.
If mothers would more fully realize this
ruth they would hesitate and think many
times ere by laugh or sign OF any kind they
encouraged the children in the bringing out
If a trait for which they know full well they
will have to reprimand and quite frequently
punish them in after years. Does the gratifi-
cation of hearing child called smart or cum
ming justify the mother when it has grown
older in furnishing it for her negligencef Ger
ainly not. There is no justification for her.
No mother, no matter what her station, can
afford, simply for the mere qualification OF
1er own personal vanity or the entertainment
of friends or visitors, to be unjust to herself
and child. son. many mothers carelessly
say, 'they will grow out of it in little
while; they don't know any better now; time
enough to break them in when they are
older.n 1t never occurs to these women that
,-bo. t,av, oopdanp ne had hahits they them
selves are responsible for by their encourage
ment, planting and fostering in the children's
minds the convictions that these same habits
were something to be admired and praised by
every one.-Bostcn Budget.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
A Salt hath for Children.

A warm salt bath once month in winter
and once week through the summer is an
excellent nvigorator for children. II can be
easily obtained by putting handful Of
coarse salt to every gallon Of water In the
bath. After the daily bath, which should be
taken Just after rising or before retiring,
thorough rubbing should be given the child,
then the skin lightly powdered with orris root
powder, the latter as preventive against
possible cold catching. Mrs. Ellis l.. Mumma
In Good Housekeeping
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

only in grave cases, and family medicine
chest, together with certain knowledge OF
drugs, were expected from all women at the
head of establishments.
In the face Of these difficulties, and OF the
far greater strain and responsibility that at
once fell upon the brides shoulders, l was
surprised to find that the average age at
which the girls were married was Is. The
next most common ages were IA and 10, many
of the reigning bellies and toasts being barely
1S, the age that Shakespeare gives his pas.
sionate and loving Juliet. think most OF
the II and 1S-year-old girls of to-day, If put
at the head of households, especially under
such difficult circumstances, would SIT down
and cry for their mammas and some candy
Certainly the house management would pe
slightly erratic.-E. ]. Biddle in Globe
Democrat.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
Woman's Success.

At least half Of the book writers OF the
present are women. Twenty American
women have pictures In this years Paris
salon. Several hundred women have gradu-
ated from the medical schools Of this country
since March. There are 2,4O0 unmarried
women in the missionary field. Several
women have recently made snug competen-
cfes as inventors. and the list Of feminine
successes could easily be extended. Woman
is displaying a remarkable aptitude for tax
Ing care Of herself New Orleans Times
DemOcrat
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
Housekeeping of Revolutionary Times.


Some years ago, in examining certain other
matters, was obliged to look up number OF
marriages of the revolutionary period. Much
was then expected from a woman at the head
Of a house Not only was the country more
.parsely settled, and the means of transporta-
ton wretched, but most of the modern con-
veniences for housekeeping had not then been
invented. Canned meat and vegetables
were, of course, unknown up to very few
years ago, and many things had to be done
at home that are now done for Us. There
were no sewing machines; there were no
ranges and no furnaces; there was no gas
and no running water; the light was from
home made candles, and the water was
brought from well, spring or stream Bakers
were few, and butchers known only in the
large cities. Cotton, linen and woolen goods
were all much dearer than now, and much
was made at home. Doctors were sent fof
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

@well, screamer's bad tempered person
that holds spite. And that's true. I've
knowed heaps and cords Of women-al sorts,
pretty much, first and last-bur there was
never nary one that could hold spite
like her. Why, I've knowed her wrong
side out n 60 right along with
It constant fur two weeks runnb''
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

To test cake in the oven, never insert a
broom splinter, but draw IL gently forward
and put the ear close to the loaf; IL 10 is not
done there will be little sputtering sound
When it is thoroughly baked there Will be no
sound.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

For a good clothes cleaner roll a strip Of
black cloth few inches wide over and over
very tightly until there is a roll as large as a
broomstick, sew down firmly on the sides,
trim the ends evenly.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
Diarrhma of Infants.

The green diarrhea Of infants Is according
to DIR. Hayem, caused by microbe which
secretes the coloring matter characteristic Of
the complaint. The disease is spidemic and
contagious. The best treatment, he said In
bis communication to the Academy Of Medi-
cine, is to give the child after each feeding
teaspoonful Of 2 per cent. tactic acid.-Scien-
tific American.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

To prevent pie juice from running out i'm
the oven, make little opening I'm the upper
crust and insert little roll Of brown
paper perpendicularly. The steam viii es-
cape from it as from chimney, and all the
Juice will be retained in the pie.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

Egg shells viii clean vinegar bottles or
nursing bottles as well as shot, and they
possess the advantage Of being always on
nand in every kitchen.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

Fluted handles for saucepans, 50 that they
will not slip in the greasy hands OF the cook,
are new idea. An improved lid that allows
the steam TO escape Is also provided
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

SoiIed coat collars can be rubbed with am
monia, and then a wooen cloth laid over and
q hot fiat iron held just over the cloth 10
steam it without pressing. ~ -
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

To keep the strength Of the coffee while it
Is boiling, plug the nose Of the coffee pot with
. wad OF brown paper.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

A vegetable acid, such as lemon juice or
cider, is said TO be sure specific for most
cases Of scarlet fever.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
For Rent

An excellent room for merchatile
busines. Good location Apply or
write to T. p. Lippitt
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

Whiting or ammonia in the water Is prefer.
able TO soap for cleaning windows or paint.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

Many piano dealers recommend cotton
flannel for busting pianos as superior to any
thing else.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

Salt sprinkled over anything that is burn
ing on the stove viii prevent any disagreeable
odor.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
A False Shame.

II would be well if young women were
taught early in life that there is false shame
and an affectation of modesty as unloveiy as
any coarseness, and which disgusts and repeis
rs effectively as brazenness. To be on the qui
vive for innuendoes, to have smart faculty
for extracting the bitters Of evil from any
good. is all wrong and all immodest 10 seo
harm where harm is not intended Is immodest'
The young woman who thought she woutd die
of shame because some gentlemen came into
the gallery where she was alone WIN tne
statue OF the Venus OF Milo who fell into con-
fusion and blushed nightly, advertised q
modesty that was possibly only skin deep.
A blush is something sacred to pure woman
hood. and it is q sad spectacle for thoughtful
ewes tn note young woman 50 far gone M
the improprieties that she pretends to be
shocked at things which simple, unaffected
candor is far from thinking on at all
There are otherwise modest and virtuous
vo,np ladies who manage to convey by subtle
insinuations that they are deeply conscious OF
sounds and scenes which truly modest
woman would ignore 1t is true, indeed, as a
great writer has said, that modest woman
must be at times both deaf and blind. Dis-
agreeable happenings, offensive TO eyes or
ears. are at times incidental to almost every
ones life. The most sheltered young LADY
cannot be entirely protected. She may hnd
herself in places where profane language
reaches her ears, where Objectionable sights
greet her eyes. 1t is then the time for her
modesty to take on an armor Of dignity; It Is
the time for her to be both deaf and blind
Catharine Cole in New Orleans Picayune.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
BLAGK WOLFI

Or Black Lcpto~y. ,~ o disease which Is considered
incurable, hut % has yielded 10 the curative prop
ertles Of SwIFT's SFECIFIc-now known all over
the world as = = \ Mrs Bailey, Of West Somer-
VILE, Mass near Boston. was attacked several years
sgo with this hdeOus black eruption and was treat
ed BY the best medical talent, who could only say
that the disease was species OF LEPROSY
and consequently inCurabe. 10 is impossible 70 de-
scribe her suferinCs. Her body from the crown OF
her head 20 the soes Of her feet was mass OF de-
cav the flesh Fotting OF and leaving great cavities.
Ter fingers festered and several nails dropped OF
Il one time Her limbs contracted By the fearful
liberation and for years she did not leave her bed
Her weight was reduced from l25 10 co lbs. Sore
FAINT idea Of her condition can be CLEANED non
the fact that three pounds Of COSmOline or oint-
ncnt were used per week in dressing her sores.
Finally the physicians acknowledged their defeat
BY tins Black Wolf and commended the sufferer
70 her all wise Creator
Her husband hearing wonderful reports OF Swltts 5
Specific IS S ,. prevailed on her TO Try II as
last resort. She bC-an its use under protest, put
soon found that her system was being relieved or
thc ICi~u. ls The sores assumed red ana healthy
color. o. .uuch tlc blood was becoming pure and
GCta, .- IHiCy continued the ; ). ). untu laSt
lctu.- .t...y sr.c vas EcoiDd, she discarded
Caa.rs. tr. .rs and Vi as f'r tie FIST time IN II
yralsu -a i's husband, Mr.. {. \. Bal
lcy, IsiIt .r-s ft1.s J .gS>'0ne Street, Bos-
ton. as as .-...ri ..-. 90 !t..,us The details ol
t.is N.e., C... ! o. Ls Tor Treatise OF
B.UOd a..i ....l L..-..s,- -....>d fIcC.
THE SwlFg Sc=tigjc Co., Drawer 3, Aiiauf" CO
.l.t -.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
For Sale.
Sep.2.i-lIil

TVHF VALUABLE BUILDING LOT
adjoining the residence of DR.. VIM.
NeiU la Charlestown, W. Va, fronting
100 feet on Liberty street. and running
back that width from said street 20 the
lots of pr. Wm Neill and Mrs. Edw rds'
heirs. For terms, apply tO
GEORGE BAYLOR,
CLEO\ MOORE.
Sap.9-tf.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
cb,ldren,s Friends and Companions.


Parents, who because Of the noise or con-
fusion and disorder children-more especially
boys-create, refuse to allow their children
10 entertain their friends at home deserve no
pity If in after life they realize that the paths
of sin are the paths chosen by them, and II
disgrace falls upon them the only ones who
deserve pityipg thought are the ones that
commit the crimes, the parents certainly do
not. By closing the doors Of the home upon
the Young companions and friends their chill
dren had chosen, they sent them into the
street to meet and entertain them there.
Home should never be too fine nor too poor
for the children's friends. BY having them
in our homes we can see who are worthy and
who unworthy, and warn, advise and soothe.
As some one has wisely said, this being
done. there will be fewer instances OF girls
eloping with unprincipled, good for nothing
men. hence fewer divorces; or Of boys be-
coming criminals and ending their days In
prison, shut out from the sympathy and love
Of their fellow creatures for defying the laws
of God and man. 1t is not sufficient that
children have good clothes, numberless play
things, choice food, soft beds and handsome
rooms in which to live. The young require
more than this-more than education and
wealth, and yet what they require is that
which the poor as well as the rich may give
Enema pleasant home. Therefore, first and
last, make home pleasant. Leader.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

Yesterday ] tried to find the rel
nosed man who first asked me to 90
4 to n: SiIlt.tl -b,lr er business
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
BiliOusnesS

Is an affection of the Liver, and can be
thoroughly cared by that Grand
Regulator of the Liver and
Hillary ORGANS
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28

If the masses vote intelli-
gently they will not be plum
dered; they cannot vote un-
derstandingly unless papers
like this are more circulated.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-01
Fluctuations ia Price Of Quinine


Popular Science Monthly for October.
But in no one article has the de-
cline in recent years been more ex-
traordinary and thoroughly capable
Of explanation than in the case Of sui
phate Of quinine, q standard chemi-
cal preparation used extensively all
over the world for medicinal pur-
poses. In 1865 the high price of
sulphate Of quinine in the English
market was As I'D 81 07) per
ounce, which gradually ad-
vanced to IS Cd in 1873,
reacting to 6s Sd in 1876. In the
subsequent year, owing to an inter-
ruption in the expectation Of Gin
chona bark from South America by
civil war in New Granada, and by
low water in the Magdalena river,
the price advanced to the unprece-
dentedly high figure Of les Cd "a 10Y
per ounce, receding to lbs in 1879,
and rs in 1880. In 1883 identically
the same article sold in Europe for
IS Cd per ounce, and in 1885
for Is Cd, a result entirely
attributable to the successful and
extensive introduction and growth
Of the cinchona-tree in the British
and Dutch East Indies, and to the
further very curious circumstance
that, while the cinchona- banks from
South America-the product OF in
digenous trees-yield on an average
not over 2 per cent. Of quinine, the
bark Of the cultivated tree in Java is
reported to yield from 8 to II per
cent.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-01
Rlo.aon,. RIood IL Up.

CHICAGO, III September 30.-Geo.
slosson yesterday sent the following
letter TO the Spirit Of the Times, &C.
eomrsniel by check for $500.
thereby challenge Maurice DAILY or
William Sexton, or sny other billiard
player In Americs, to play me rstch
game OF billiards Of cushion caroms
for $500 q side, each match 400 or 500
points up, in public hall; one match
TO be played In New York and one IN
Chicago; the choice Of cities for the
playing Of the frat game to be decided
by toes; the frst game 10 be played
forty days from the date OF acceptance,
and tho second one thirty dsys there
alter; the feceips Of the house, alter
paying al necessary expenses. 10 70 10
tie winner in each event. Under'
.standipg that J6cob SchaGfe- will soon
arrive In New York, aud should any
one In the meantime decline 10 accept
this, the same 10 open 10 Mr.. Schaefer
Should ne, or any enc elee, prefer TO
plSy but one ma ch, | will accommo-
date him provided, tie aid match 10
played w Chicago ilr 1900 or $1,000 q
side. A proof q 6ineerity, forfeit
Of $500 10 cover the two matches Sc
comJ anies this proposition. Tbie
challenge remsibe open for q period
OF two weeks from date,
"GEO. u. 6LOSsON."